21-27 State of Colorado Small Business Relief Program 02-10-2021
Governor Jared S. Polis | Rick M. Garcia, Executive Director | Chantal Unfug, Division Director
1313 Sherman Street, Room 521, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.864.7720 TDD/TTY 303.864.7758 www.dola.colorado.gov
January 14, 2021
Bobbi Sindelar, Mayor
Town of Firestone
P.O. Box 100
Firestone, CO 80520
RE: SBR-21049 – Town of Firestone - Small Business Relief 2021 - Allocation and Next
Steps Agreement
Dear Mayor Sindelar:
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) has reviewed your application for the Small
Business Relief Program (SBR), a State initiative funded by Senate Bill 20B-001. As DOLA’s
Executive Director, I am pleased to inform you of your allocation of $96,528.00. Your submitted
application and this allocation letter serve as your agreement with the State. Recipients of these
funds do not require any additional contracts.
By accepting the funding, you as the SBR recipient are agreeing to spend the funds to provide
relief payments to small businesses operating within the geographical boundaries of your
organization and are agreeing to the attached Terms & Conditions.
You must make a single payment request for your full allocation amount (“One-Check” payments)
using DOLA’s online portal system. Payment requests must be submitted within 15 days after the
Effective Date of this signed allocation letter. Use this link to access SBR payment forms and
instructions: https://cdola.colorado.gov/small-business-relief.
Thank you for your interest in the Small Business Relief Program. Please contact Alyson
Anderson at (720) 387-0267 or alyson.anderson@state.co.us with any questions.
Sincerely,
Rick M. Garcia
Executive Director
cc: Paula Mehle, Responsible Administrator
Chris La May, DOLA Regional Manager
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SBR
Governor Jared S. Polis | Rick M. Garcia, Executive Director | Chantal Unfug, Division Director
1313 Sherman Street, Room 521, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.864.7720 TDD/TTY 303.864.7758 www.dola.colorado.gov
In accordance with §24-30-202 C.R.S., this Agreement is not valid until signed and dated below by the
State Controller or an authorized delegate.
STATE CONTROLLER
Robert Jaros, CPA, MBA, JD
______________________________________________
By: Yingtse Cha, Controller Delegate
Effective Date:_______________________
CMS# 166969 VCUST# 13331 ADDR CN001 WARR DLG# F21SBR21049
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Small Business Relief Fund - Allocation
Terms & Conditions
1. Statutory Authority. Colorado Senate Bill 20B-001, Sections 1 through 3.
2. Funding Period: January 15, 2021 through June 30, 2021
3. Use of Funds
a. Recipient may expend up to 5% of the allocation amount on their own
administrative costs to administer the distribution of relief payments.
b. Recipient shall establish a process that allows not less than 21 days for eligible
small businesses to apply for and demonstrate eligibility for relief payments.
c. Recipient shall communicate information about the relief program in a manner
that informs small businesses located within the Recipient’s geographical
boundaries about the relief program, including how and when to apply.
d. Recipient shall inform eligible small businesses that by receiving SBR program
funds, they are ineligible to receive relief payments from the Arts Relief Program
created in Section 24-48.5-316 of Senate Bill 20B-001.
e. Recipient shall inform eligible small businesses that they are required to return
any relief payment received if they are found to be out of compliance with any
eligibility criteria identified in Section 2, Subsection (1)(i) of Senate Bill 20B-
001.
f. Recipient shall not distribute relief payments based on the order in which
applications are submitted or received.
g. Recipient shall collect sufficient information from small business applicants to
enable issuance of an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099.
h. Recipient shall provide an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 to each eligible
small business that receives a relief payment from the Recipient.
i. Recipient shall distribute relief payments to eligible small businesses as soon as
practicable and no later than February 12, 2021.
4. Documentation. Recipient shall retain documentation on all uses of the funds, including
invoices, sales receipts, time and effort reporting, data and financial records, and any
other documentation that establishes compliance for up to five (5) years after final
payment is made using SBR funds. Such documentation shall be provided to DOLA or its
duly authorized representatives upon request.
5. Monitoring.
a. DOLA or the State of Colorado reserves the right to initiate detailed monitoring
or auditing of any recipient at its sole discretion.
b. The review shall provide assurance that the information self-reported by Recipient
is accurate and complete, and identify unallowable or questionable expenditures
for follow-up. When concerns are noted during the review process, the Recipient
shall provide documentation of the expenditures or accounting practices to DOLA
for verification.
c. Funds spent outside of the statutory intent must be returned to DOLA within 30
days of identification of improper use.
6. Financial Reporting.
a. Recipient shall provide DOLA with a final report describing how its allocated
funds were distributed to eligible small businesses and how much of the allocation
the Recipient used for administrative costs, detailing how the funds for
administrative costs was spent. Use this link for access to the SBR reporting
forms: https://cdola.colorado.gov/small-business-relief.
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b. All final reporting and any required documentation shall be completed by your
organization and returned to DOLA by April 30, 2021. DOLA will deobligate
any remaining balances.
7. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Recipient’s Application
and the terms and conditions of this allocation letter, the terms and conditions of this
allocation letter shall prevail.
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